Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1926, Page 17

REAL ESTATE MODEL ROW-HOUSE BUILT FOR BEAUTY Series on West Virginia Ave- nue Northeast Have Many Attractive Features. Because of the tremendous devel opment in the Natlonal Capital of the row-house type of residence, The Star in its model homes demonstra- tion, has taken a particular interest in encouraging the architects and bullders who are assisting in the demonstration to work out architec- tural and construction improvements in this class of house. This group of seven houses shown herewith, designed by J. Wilmer Smith and to be erected by C. M. Small at West Virginia avenue near Queen street northeast, is one of two vow-house projects sponsored by The Star. The other group, being erected in the northwest section, was de- scribed April 3. Planned for Locality. These houses have been planned to 1it into the surrounding neighborhood. It was not intended that duplication of these houses by builders should be impractical, or purchase by the gen- eral public impossibl Rather the endeavor has been to improve the beauty, structural devel- opments and the practicability of these houses, keeping in mind at the 1 DBnIn - ta HOME & GARDEN | WASHINGTOR, D.. G, ot SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1926. 7 THE STAR’S MODEL ROW HOUSE GROUP IN THE NORTHEAS !Six-Room Semi-Detached Houses Are Desirable for| Moderate Incomes. =/ Besides endeavoring to encourzge home owning and to assist in the | beautification of the National ‘Capital through attractive residences of ‘all types, The Star in sponsoring the ideal homes demonstration now under wav is striving to assi.t prospective home vle of resi trict who do not desire a very small house yet who do not wish to under take the responsibilities of a detached house. To interest these peophs The Star authorized the erection e two semi-detached houses as part ¢f the demonstration, These two houses, located at Thir teenth and Upshur streets northeast were designed by W. H. I. Fleming PROGRESS MADE ON IDEAL HOMES and will be erected by W. Walter Vaughn. They are six-room houses with modern facilities, and a base |H|Pnt garage. The house designed by J. Wilmer Smith and to be built by C. H. Small, will be erected at West Virginia avenue, near Queen street northeast. ‘Waste Space Eliminated. (he chief problem that faced the de slgner and the builder was to keep the afttractive features of a mo spacious house and yet at the time conform to a moderate price, th: would suit the budget of a moderately e s Bt | BEING SPONSORED BY THE STAR nioderate-priced homes. sieerva vorew steerinc venew well off family. Every effort has been The houses are composed of six el P s e made to eliminate waste space and to rooms, etc., and a garage. The gen- make every particle of material cou! eral motif of the elevation is colonial. 2 o for the utmost. t The chief feature is a red sand-fin: Work Started on All Projects, Some Houses About | The general architectural scheme of ished colonial brick, manufactured as - [ the two houses is of the English cot near as possible to replicas of the or- Ready for Roofing—Lee Heights Dwelling tage type, and the combination was so iginal colonial brick used in early . > i . 2 | Bes moon Il e meonlll mes woon designed as to present a harmonious SRS e e Arousing Interest of Builders. | | By | Diia v e qwnes & tesiing ut. indt exterior will be a light cream with the | give swner @ feeling o exception of hutters which will _— ] viduality and privacy in regard to be green. Tis coloring again em-| congjurable progress is now being to insure the' minimum amount of | | e e phasizes the colonial motif. Much i 5ok g g desini a n s ment of the front entrances and the e e mlihay to onfiance the |made in the erection of the ideal |shrinkage. The brickwork, the chief ) [ T iacement ‘of the porches has in o = Bave. N great measure c arcitectural deslgn and to promote in- dividuality in each row house by plac- ing the front porches of the two end houses on the side streets. By group- ing the porches on the central houses, the monotony of long rows of same- ness has been avolded. homes being sponsored by The Star.|attraction of the exterlor of these A tour of the various projects, which | houses, was also carefully watched range from row houses to detached " DDChot vt mime s vaciousiphanes it o thio DEGkWC oL choilody, ot of residential construction n all types it : of house. : Model House in Maryland. Work has been started on all the | The model house being built by the Of particular interest is the treat ment of the roof line of these two | houses. Here it will be seen that the monotony of roof line has been broken up into attractive gables that add = | great deal of charm and individualit\ {to each house. projtets, and some of them will be e 222 mocu - mc]’" ":":,G“:':";"; centeat | URder Foof by next week. Every |Stambaush Construction Company. in - s Plenty of Alr Provided. ol Ecmtage lof the e tnimlisrorchihas fbeen made Uia put ke Wenubwood fRenk, Na, Rees B et ! | | | In order to make the conditions fu iy b e . sual row- |hest and most modern type|Spring, Md., is perhaps the most ad- | ! L R amily living in the h 4 house width. The two end houses, rorktma T P = the family living in the house attra ses, |of construction and workman. |vanced of any of the ideal homes, tive, provision has been made fo: however, are on 50-foot lots, wich give an attractive set-off to the general effect of the combined group. The central houses have open back porches upstairs and downstalrs, and the two end houses have glassed-in porches. Individual garages are at the rear of each house and are beautified by lattice fence work. A retaining wall of colonial brick sets off the en- tire terrace and the white concrete steps leading up to the houses. The avallable space in_the interior of the houses is increased by the use of a double door leading from the din- ing room to the rear porch, thus en- ship in the houses. All the fi have competent men in charge who will describe to the visiting public the | various phases of construction and ex- plain the various processes and meth- Work on this model home has been pushed and by Monday it Is expected that the roof will be on. The interior | will be ready for the plasterers by the | first of the week and the entire struc- | ods. A visit to any one or all of the nine models now under construction will assist the prospective home pu chaser in understanding the problems that enter into providing him with the home he desires. | ture has been weatherboarded and as it stands gives a fair idea of what it will look like when completed. | for placement and the porch is nearly | on all framed in. The garage is almost |to The house which is being built Lee Heights, Va., by Ruby Lee Mi houses ,makes an ideal location for a | At the foot of the stairs is a large home. cloak closet with mirrored door. | plenty of air and sunshine. In this Semi.detached combination each house S 4 R has 12 windows exclusive of the light i S provided by the glassed-in porches and the windows in the basement. | The entire space_available for liv ling purposes in the house has been Fizst JFiloow Prai nsiderably enlarged by large glassed The shingle roof material is ready | The brickmasons are now working| On the second floor there are four i the h:;t o;ths brlck;‘ork nercesa;lry ::?;::lp:m;‘: ?fig ;xllav‘xmim“d rfllf;‘f: been built up so as to give height to | tion for the basements by steam shov- put the houses under roof. The . ning of the home and still be only one step off | «Is marked the beginning of this row Of Interest to Builders. finished and one coat of paint has |foundation walls are of interlocking|floor every consideration has been|the ground, a condition which the |of attractive homes. ’l‘hgn the actual | an attractive breakfast porch or sun | been glven to the main house. This |tile, faced with brick. In the rear(given to the placing of the doors and | majority of the people want. In the construction began, with laying out of | rgom structure Is a frame colonial type |portion of the cellar and under the|windows, with due regard to light and | rear yard the garage drives are close | the houses by the surveyors and the The upstairs of the house 18 reached already Is arousing much interest | typleal of Maryland suburban homes. | inclosed porch is a bullt-in garage. |ventilation and to permit the rooms to | together, which allows ample service | digging of the trenches. Into thesc | by passing to the stairway in the hall - — |in porches upstairs and downstalrs in the rear of the residence. The porch upstairs is admirable for sleeping pur- poses and the porch downstairs makes larging the vista and bringing the |[emong buflders as well as home- . a Ea. i o|have ample furnishing space. The|vard between the drives and gives all | trenc cret ings wi Jugh an z s ) porch in as a part of the house rather | seekers. The frame is up and now e A e !h?r:‘x l?:om":vl:l:n;ntho;n fl:eplfl;rc‘e bath opens Into a center hall and is | of the rest of the yard over uf’ beauti- ::1" “‘%‘filfi"?é&’?;.’:f"?i’r?fi’zl‘?f e “\Y;r\x:hré‘o"c ‘3.';“3?1?;‘.l‘r’\""aif\’y'.’e‘r{"&"u than as an adjunct to the kitchen. |being completed. It is expected that e Inoiel homs """‘{‘Ifi’;;*;;“:f“?f which can be enjoyed by the entire DL & S1aD, (oo exchjof the bedrooms. | fying with flawers end shrubs. | tion for the walls of the house, and |1 lothes closet which has a ful Three distinct types of plan have | The first floor subflooring has been | dlefon has progressed with entire ith s an {nclosed. porch which couja | With shawer. by the Cafritz (‘nn‘s‘:’;‘r::?(ionmfin.b“f‘(‘i:'M‘-;n:qtj[‘ll‘»“ it Wit i 1960 i Tocin particalatly deairable been used. House Number 1 is a|laid and a large force of carpenters | Satisfaction to the architeets AnG (¢ | be used as a breakfast room or even a | Over the entire floor 1s a large air |The Star's demonstration on Decatur | of tho Bround and the superstructure | The living room is of ample size, being corner house with the entrance on will be on the job next week to rush . % |iibrary. The kitchen is modern in all| chamber, which {nsures a cool home |street —between Fourth and Fifth|to be erected, so that the foundation |17 by 15 feet in dimension. The dining plan is of the |the house to the point where it will be “0;""“_‘§“|“!‘"| very interesting to|respects and in addition thereto has in the hot Summer days. streets northwest. A little over two | - center hall type, which makes pos- | ready for the plasterers. m: bl 1*1 T Tt S inio | the most modern kitchen cabinet of| The roof has long, slooping lines sible a large lving room 17 feet 3| In putting in the foundation for ThE | heme duting the different stages of | PUCe Wiite baked enamel, which continue over the side porch. inches by 12 feet. A feature |ideal home the trench was made | comat “!‘;‘"" Lol 8! The stairway, which in the majority | These lines are well broken, relleving | in this type of house is the built-in |extra wide. The walls were given an | CoORStruction. of smail homes takes up very valuable | the monotony so noticeable in the There are many structural features | gpace, is in this home partitioned off | average house. The roof is covered Queen street. unda it ordlliialinds ntinued on Twenty-first Page.) (Continued on Eighteenth Page.) 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The second floor of this house has a bath with a window in 'place of the usual skylight and three large rooms and a glazed sleeping porch. outside coat of waterproof asphalt, outside bz with cinders to within a short distance | independently, which will insure a of the grade line. circulating air space in the outer In carrying out The Star's purposes | Wall that is a non-conductor of; in the demonstration, supporting tim. | heat, cold and dampness. This spe- | bers will be of extra mumber and, in | cial feature permits the simplicity of | many cases, of extra size. pipe and conduit runs, eliminatin - e the slotting of the outer wa! Above Window Sill Height. pruce pine lathes will be used for | The model house heing erected in | plastering Wesley Heights at Forty-fourth and | Building Will Not Settle. | Hawthorne streets by W. C. and A. | N. Miller is progressing well. The | Concrete footings have been laid Each of the two smaller bedrooms have a closet and the larger bedroom has two closets. House Number 7. the other end of the row, is to be the same as house Number 1, reversed. Plans of Floors. The firstfloor plan of house Num- ber 2 has an entrance hall which opens to the living room through trimmed opening, thus giving a con \derable amount of privacy. The sec- first floor joists are on, the concrete | in place, using Government specifica- slabs for the porches and over the |tions for the mixture; the soil care- garage are completed and the brick | fully inspected for the load it is to work is already above window sill | carry and the sizes proportioned so height. as to eliminate settling at any point The brick being used is the “Balti- Bighteen-inch stone walls have more Colonial.” They are being laid in | been brought to the first-floor level cement mortar, colored with yellow |and to all surfaces below grade level ochre. double process of waterproofing | The brick range from red to deep | has been applied to the exterior. purple, with a yellow mortar joint, The interior substructure of the which imitates as nearly as possible | house is carried by steel columns and the old lime mortar joints used dur- | beams resting on concrete footings s a ond-floor plan of this house has large front bedroom extending the full'width of the house, the two small bedrooms communicating with the sleeping porch. Houses Number 4 and 6 are to have the same plan as house Number 2. ‘The first floor plan of house Num- ber 3 has no entrance hall, but, as a compensating advantage it has a large living room extending the full width of the house. The second-floor plan of this house is similar to that of house Number 1 except that a large open sleeplng porch is substituted for the smaller glazed sleeping porch of house Number 1, All of the kitchens are ample in size for a house of this type and, in dition to the usual equipment of ange, sink, refrigerator and dressen, they will have bullt-in tables and seats. These houses may be reached by going east on K street to Eighth street northeast, north on Eighth street to Florida avenue, thence one block southeast on Florida avenue to West Virginia avenue, proceed on ‘West virginia avenue six blocks to the site on Queen street. P NEW YORK BILL HITS RENT CONCESSIONS Measure Would Eliminate “Pad- ding” by Marking Lease Plainly. A bill to eliminate padding of the rent value of properties through con- cealed rent concessions has been in- troduced in the New York State Leg- slature. The measure would require every landlord and property owner to mark plainly on the lease the words “‘concession granted” in all cases where such rent agreements exist. The practice of granting a period of free rent, or other rent cuncession which does not appear on the face of the lease, tends to deceive the pros. pective investor as to the productive value of the property and tends to create an artificial impression of value which is against the general public interest, according to real es- tate boards within the Netional Asso- clation of Real Estate Boards who are supporting the bill. A law requiring the giver of a rent concession to stamp the words ‘“con- cession given” plzinly on the face of the lease, on penalty of invalidating the lease, is now in operation in Tli noig A similar law for Ohio is advo- ted hy the OMio Association of Real ing the colonial perfod. The house |of ample proportions. sets low in the ground, the first floor | All sewer construction is in place being slightly lower than the grade |under the level of the cellar floor. The of the sidewalk on Hawthorne street, |run of these sewer lines was carefully which will give, when cdmpleted, a |studied so as not to encroach upon long, low effect to the house in its en- | the footings of the outer walls and tirety. The grade on the rear of the |steel colums. All sewers under ground house or the garden side will be|are of cast iron. Water service has slightly lower than on the front. The |been brought into the house through completion of this purely colonial |a 13%-inch brass water main. home will show a reproduction of the early American period. Selsried Stone st All preparations to start the com-| The stone work has now progressed munity group to be erected by Walter |above the first floor and its quality Dunigan in Marletta Park have been |and workmanship can be carefully ex- completed and the foundations have [amined. This stone has been selected been started. Weather conditions | for its beauty of shades and colors and the preparation of the roadway |from three separate local quarries. for visitors have somewhat held up| The front doorsill is of Indiana this project. Extra men and concen- | limestone, beautifully detailed, and is trated effort, however, will enable it |set in placeand heavily protected from to move along rapidly. damage. The first-floor frames are all set. These are of cypress, speclally e detailed for wide jamb casings and The C. H. Small row houses at |blinds. West Virg avenue and Queen The interior bearing partitions have street northwest, which are described |been carried down and rest on steel and lllustrated in this issue, have |beams to eliminate any shrinkage in progressed rapidly. By the latter | the interior. Oak doorsills are being part of next week the entire row of |uséd in lleu of Georgia pine. seven houses will be up to the roof The Michigan Park ideal home is line and in readiness for the interior |one square from Michigan avenue, work. which is a broad boulevard leading A considerable amount of effort |from the Soldiers’ Home gate at First was necessary to remove the earth |street into Maryland. Thirteenth for the foundations of the row of |street, upon which the home is bullt, houses. Concrete foundations were [is 120 feet wide from building to build- especially prepared and the joists and | ing. This, together with the fact that other lumber were carefully watched |there is 23 feet 4 inches between Z 2 Z % Rose Roofs are always Ready to “Rough It” YOU’D be amazed if ypu knew the tenure of service to the credit of Rose Roofs. They have the title of “life-time” roofs —because they are continuously ef- ficient. Au enviable record—for you can count Rose Roofs by the thousands—on the most elaborate public and private build- ings and dwellings. It’s all in the know-how—and living up to our reputation, % 2% with tar on top. As an additional | Uncommon to the ordinary house.|from the living room, giving more| with Bangor unfading blue slate. guarantee against, a possibility of | eSpecially the fu of the stone|privacy and making the living room| The front and side porches are level | dampness, 6-inch tife were 1aid at the | Walls. This consists of backing up|considerably larger than the average.' with the terrace, the terrace having e i amil caverad | the stone work With 2 By 48, DUl | e e —are becoming steadily more limited. Washingtonians of long fine residential community, which includes all that remains of —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues. successfully developed into one of the city's fine sections, we are singu- larly prepared to furnish accurate information. Woodland Drive Sites Massachusetts Park tanding are continually amazed at the splendid growth in this The Triangle of Increasing Values ‘Wooded and rolling sites for individually designed homes are now vailable. As the firm under whose management this restricted area has been Park Office: 32d street and Cathedral avenue. Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1899 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 Your New Home ? Awaits Your Inspection!! Open Sunday Until 9 P.M. 5231 5th St. NW Between Hamilton and Ingraham Sts. 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